AIM+

AIM+ was a free third-party add-on for AOL Instant Messenger created by Big-O Software.

Some special features include conversation logging, ad removal, cloning (which allows more than one instance of AOL Instant Messenger simultaneously), hotkeys, and transparency.{{cite web | last=Lemos | first=Robert | title=AIM+ creators delete "spyware" feature | website=CNET | date=29 Sep 2003 | url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/aim-43-creators-delete-spyware-feature/ | access-date=25 Oct 2024}}

Pedram Amini discovered that AIM+ has contained an item of "spyware" which reports user statistics such as IP address, log-in time, profile information, etc. to the developer. Since version 2.2.1 (build 65), however, this feature has apparently been removed.{{cite web | last=Fleshbourne | first=Daniel | title=AIM+ | website=Neowin | date=12 Dec 2001 | url=https://www.neowin.net/news/aim/ | access-date=25 Oct 2024}}